New Cruzeiro boss Tite: consistency has defined his recent spells | OneFootball

Announced as the new coach of Cruzeiro for 2026 following the departure of Leonardo Jardim, Tite arrives at Toca da Raposa with a consistent track record in his recent roles. With numbers that highlight his ability to deliver good results, the coach will have the mission of keeping the club on a competitive upward trajectory and fighting for the top positions in the Brazilian league, as well as returning to the Copa Libertadores after 6 years, a tournament won by Adenor in 2012 with Corinthians.

While leading Flamengo in 2024, Tite managed the team in 70 matches, with 41 wins, 13 draws, and 16 losses, achieving a success rate of 64.8%. Despite the fluctuations of a long and demanding season, the coach kept the team competitive in the main competitions. However, the elimination by Peñarol in the Libertadores ended his tenure of just over a year at Gávea. Even so, his team was competing in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil and was in 4th place in the Brazilian league, nine points behind the then-leader Botafogo.

The most impressive period in terms of numbers was with the Brazilian National Team, between 2016 and 2024. In 81 games, Tite achieved 60 wins, 15 draws, and only six losses, reaching a success rate of 80%. The coach won a Copa América with the national team but ended up leaving the position after being eliminated by Croatia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2022. In 2018, his team also fell in the quarter-finals to Belgium, even after having played better.

Tite's most remarkable work was with Corinthians. Between 2015 and 2016, he led the club in 99 matches, with 61 wins, 23 draws, and 15 losses, recording a success rate of 69.4%. In the previous cycle, from 2010 to 2013, he was at the helm for 220 games, with 106 wins, 72 draws, and 42 losses, resulting in a success rate of 59.1%. The highlights of his work were winning the Copa Libertadores, a first for the club, and the Club World Cup, maintaining the distinction of being the last South American club to defeat a European team in the final.

These numbers demonstrate Tite's consistency over the last decade and a half, both in club football and at the national team level. As he takes over Cruzeiro, the coach brings with him the expectation of replicating this pattern of consistency and competitiveness, now with the challenge of continuing the work started by Leonardo Jardim and leading the celestial team back to victories, something that narrowly missed in 2024 with the runner-up finish in the Copa Sudamericana, and this year, when they were eliminated by Corinthians in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil and finished 3rd in the Brazilian league.

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